Open AccessExploring Ways to Improve Access to and Minimize Risk from Lung Cancer Screening
Author(s) -
Choi Humberto,
Pennell Nathan A.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.2020-0149
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer screening , lung cancer , cancer screening , intensive care medicine , risk analysis (engineering) , cancer , oncology
Despite ample evidence of benefit, adoption of lung cancer screening efforts remains low. This commentary focuses on current efforts to improve awareness of the benefits of lung cancer screening and the available screening programs.